Ottawa - Navan (Giroux Road Ponds)
Ontario · Canada
About This Location
Ottawa - Navan (Giroux Road Ponds) is a productive birding destination in Ontario, with 214 species recorded on eBird. This boreal/taiga and forest habitat attracts Rock Pigeon, American Crow, and Horned Lark among many others. Boreal and temperate forests host breeding warblers, sparrows, and waterfowl during the productive summer months.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Least Bittern
Botaurus exilis
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum
Brewster's Warbler (hybrid)
Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F1 hybrid)
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
American Robin (migratorius Group)
Turdus migratorius
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Corthylio calendula
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Canada Goose
Mallard
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Eastern Kingbird
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Wood Duck
Hooded Merganser
Mourning Dove
Semipalmated Plover
Great Blue Heron
Northern Flicker
Eastern Warbling Vireo
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Birding Tips
- 1
Listen for boreal specialties like Boreal Chickadee and Spruce Grouse.
- 2
Check spruce and fir stands for crossbills and other irruptive finches.
- 3
Peak breeding season runs from late May through June for most songbirds.